The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Today
should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life.
Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's
second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother
Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's
cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her
row.

A
long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver
lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene
to bring them together once more?

Quirks
of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family
connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period,
Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when
you're least expecting it.

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Today
should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life.
Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's
second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother
Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's
cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her
row.

A
long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver
lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene
to bring them together once more?

Quirks
of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family
connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period,
Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when
you're least expecting it.

Jennifer E. Smith is the author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The Storm Makers, You Are Here and The Comeback Season. She earned her master's degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and currently works as an editor in New York City.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (HADLEY)

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (OLIVER)

Praise for The Comeback Season (S&S Childrens, May 2008):"Smith deftly twines strands of grief, romance, baseball, family and friendships lost...the present tense narrative has an immediacy that will engage readers and the supporting case is unusually vivid."

"But even though Smith's clean, uncomplicated prose and gently told story are more Sarah Dessen than Chris Crutcher, both romantics and sports fans alike will find something here to like."

". . . scenes of genuine emotional power and language of sometimes breathtaking beauty and clarity. While her novel is less than a total success, Smith is clearly a writer with extraordinary gifts, from whom great things should be expected."

Praise for You Are Here (S&S Childrens, May 2009):"Smith's coming-of-age story, told intermittently through the eyes of both Emma and Peter, is remarkably insightful, heart-wrenchingly sad and laugh-out-loud funny."

"Nuanced, thoughtful, and delivered in authentic teen voices (refreshingly free of the hipster-speak some YA novels drown in), this is a book to take one's time with."

"An
extraordinary look at chance, connections, and the power of family and love, The Statistical Probability of Love at First
Sight will make your heart sing."

"This phenomenal depiction of an instant
connection shows that everything happens for a reason. Smith's unique story
will make you contemplate the magic of fate. I've been waiting for a love story
like this forever."

"Romantic and wise, The
Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is a must-read. And the
second you meet Oliver, you're going to pray you miss your next flight."

"A gorgeous, heartwarming reminder of the power of fate. . . an endearing and lushly written account of how it feels to fall in love."
(The New York Times Book Review).

"The elegant, poignant story is written primarily in present tense, giving the novel a cinematic effect and intensifying Hadley's roller-coaster emotions over the twenty-four-hour period. Hadley is a determined, thoughtful protagonist who, given little bits of luck, isn't afraid to create her own destiny. She anchors this bittersweet-mostly sweet-consideration of loss, marriage, fate, and love."
(The Horn Book Magazine).

"A closely observed, ultimately moving tale of love, family and otherwise. . .Smith's acute insights make Hadley's heartache and loss as real as the magical unfurling of new love. "
(Kirkus).